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| Using seed-based restoration to restore a degraded system |
Book Chapter
Williams, Alwyn, van der Bom, Frederik and Young, Anthony J. (2020). Resilient and dynamic soil biology. In Yash P. Dang, Ram C. Dalal and Neal W. Menzies (Ed.), No-till farming systems for sustainable agriculture: challenges and opportunities (pp. 251-266) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46409-7_15
Journal Articles
van der Bom, Frederik J. T., Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Michael J. (2020). Root architecture for improved resource capture: trade-offs in complex environments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71 (19), 5752-5763. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa324
Ali, Muhammad Fadzli, Abdul Aziz, Ammar and Williams, Alwyn (2020). Assessing yield and yield stability of Hevea clones in the southern and central regions of Malaysia. Agronomy, 10 (5) 643, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10050643
Jilling, Andrea, Kane, Daniel, Williams, Alwyn, Yannarell, Anthony C., Davis, Adam, Jordan, Nicholas R., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A. and Grandy, A. Stuart (2020). Rapid and distinct responses of particulate and mineral-associated organic nitrogen to conservation tillage and cover crops. Geoderma, 359 114001, 114001. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114001
Beveridge, Fernanda Caro, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve W. (2020). Seed enhancement technologies to improve germination and emergence of Australian native Poaceae. Seed Science Research, 30 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0960258520000276
Evans, Jeffrey A., Williams, Alwyn, Hager, Aaron G., Mirsky, Steven B., Tranel, Patrick J. and Davis, Adam S. (2018). Confronting herbicide resistance with cooperative management. Pest Management Science, 74 (11), 2424-2431. doi: 10.1002/ps.5105
Williams, Alwyn, Jordan, Nicholas R., Smith, Richard G., Hunter, Mitchell C., Kammerer, Melanie, Kane, Daniel A., Koide, Roger T. and Davis, Adam S. (2018). A regionally-adapted implementation of conservation agriculture delivers rapid improvements to soil properties associated with crop yield stability. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 8467, 8467. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26896-2
Birkhofer, Klaus, Rusch, Adrien, Andersson, Georg K.S., Bommarco, Riccardo, Dänhardt, Juliana, Ekbom, Barbara, Jönsson, Annelie, Lindborg, Regina, Olsson, Ola, Rader, Romina, Stjernman, Martin, Williams, Alwyn, Hedlund, Katarina and Smith, Henrik G. (2018). A framework to identify indicator species for ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. Ecological Indicators, 91, 278-286. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.018
Williams, Alwyn, Scott Wells, M., Dickey, David A., Hu, Shuijin, Maul, Jude, Raskin, Daniel T., Chris Reberg-Horton, S. and Mirsky, Steven B. (2018). Establishing the relationship of soil nitrogen immobilization to cereal rye residues in a mulched system. Plant and Soil, 426 (1-2), 95-107. doi: 10.1007/s11104-018-3566-0
Birkhofer, Klaus, Andersson, Georg K. S., Bengtsson, Janne, Bommarco, Riccardo, Danhardt, Juliana, Ekbom, Barbara, Ekroos, Johan, Hahn, Thomas, Hedlund, Katarina, Jonsson, Annelie M., Lindborg, Regina, Olsson, Ola, Rader, Romina, Rusch, Adrien, Stjernman, Martin, Williams, Alwyn and Smith, Henrik G. (2018). Relationships between multiple biodiversity components and ecosystem services along a landscape complexity gradient. Biological Conservation, 218, 247-253. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.027
Jordan, Nicholas R., Dorn, Kevin M., Smith, Timothy M., Wolf, Katie E., Ewing, Patrick M., Fernandez, Adria L., Runck, Bryan C., Williams, Alwyn, Lu, You and Kuzma, Jennifer (2017). A cooperative governance network for crop genome editing. Embo Reports, 18 (10), 1683-1687. doi: 10.15252/embr.201744394
Manoharan, Lokeshwaran, Rosenstock, Nicholas P., Williams, Alwyn and Hedlund, Katarina (2017). Agricultural management practices influence AMF diversity and community composition with cascading effects on plant productivity. Applied Soil Ecology, 115, 53-59. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.03.012
Wallace, John M., Williams, Alwyn, Liebert, Jeffrey A., Ackroyd, Victoria J., Vann, Rachel A., Curran, William S., Keene, Clair L., VanGessel, Mark J., Ryan, Matthew R. and Mirsky, Steven B. (2017). Cover crop-based, organic rotational no-till corn and soybean production systems in the mid-atlantic United States. Agriculture-Basel, 7 (4) 34, 34. doi: 10.3390/agriculture7040034
Williams, Alwyn, Davis, Adam S., Jilling, Andrea, Grandy, A. Stuart, Koide, Roger T., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A., Yannarell, Anthony C. and Jordan, Nicholas R. (2017). Reconciling opposing soil processes in row-crop agroecosystems via soil functional zone management. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 236, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.11.012
Williams, Alwyn, Manoharan, Lokeshwaran, Rosenstock, Nicholas P., Olsson, Pal Axel and Hedlund, Katarina (2017). Long-term agricultural fertilization alters arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition and barley (Hordeum vulgare) mycorrhizal carbon and phosphorus exchange. New Phytologist, 213 (2), 874-885. doi: 10.1111/nph.14196
Williams, Alwyn, Davis, Adam S., Ewing, Patrick M., Grandy, A. Stuart, Kane, Daniel A., Koide, Roger T., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A., Yannarell, Anthony C. and Jordan, Nicholas R. (2016). Precision control of soil nitrogen cycling via soil functional zone management. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 231, 291-295. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.07.010
Williams, Alwyn, Hunter, Mitchell C., Kammerer, Melanie, Kane, Daniel A., Jordan, Nicholas R., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde and Davis, Adam S. (2016). Soil water holding capacity mitigates downside risk and volatility in US rainfed maize: time to invest in soil organic matter?. PLoS One, 11 (8) e0160974, e0160974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160974
Williams, Alwyn, Davis, Adam S., Ewing, Patrick M., Grandy, A. Stuart, Kane, Daniel A., Koide, Roger T., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A., Yannarell, Anthony C. and Jordan, Nicholas R. (2016). A comparison of soil hydrothermal properties in zonal and uniform tillage systems across the US Corn Belt. Geoderma, 273, 12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.03.010
Williams, Alwyn, Kane, Daniel A., Ewing, Patrick M., Atwood, Lesley W., Jilling, Andrea, Li, Meng, Lou, Yi, Davis, Adam S., Grandy, A. Stuart, Huerd, Sheri C., Hunter, Mitchell C., Koide, Roger T., Mortensen, David A., Smith, Richard G., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A., Yannarell, Anthony C. and Jordan, Nicholas R. (2016). Soil functional zone management: a vehicle for enhancing production and soil ecosystem services in row-crop agroecosystems. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 (FEB2016) 65. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00065
Jordan, N. R., Dorn, K., Runck, B., Ewing, P., Williams, A., Anderson, K. A., Felice, L., Haralson, K., Goplen, J., Altendorf, K., Fernandez, A., Phippen, W., Sedbrook, J., Marks, M., Wolf, K., Wyse, D. and Johnson, G. (2016). Sustainable commercialization of new crops for the agricultural bioeconomy. Elementa: science of the anthropocene, 2016 (4) 000081, 000081-10. doi: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000081
Albizua, Amaia, Williams, Alwyn, Hedlund, Katarina and Pascual, Unai P (2015). Crop rotations including ley and manure can promote ecosystem services in conventional farming systems. Applied Soil Ecology, 95, 54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.06.003
Williams, Alwyn and Hedlund, Katarina (2014). Indicators and trade-offs of ecosystem services in agricultural soils along a landscape heterogeneity gradient. Applied Soil Ecology, 77, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.01.001
Williams, Alwyn, Birkhofer, Klaus and Hedlund, Katarina (2014). Above- and below-ground interactions with agricultural management: effects of soil microbial communities on barley and aphids. Pedobiologia, 57 (2), 67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2014.01.004
Williams, Alwyn, Borjesson, Gunnar and Hedlund, Katarina (2013). The effects of 55 years of different inorganic fertiliser regimes on soil properties and microbial community composition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 67, 41-46. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.08.008
Williams, Alwyn, Ridgway, Hayley J. and Norton, David A. (2013). Different arbuscular mycorrhizae and competition with an exotic grass affect the growth of Podocarpus cunninghamii Colenso cuttings. New Forests, 44 (2), 183-195. doi: 10.1007/s11056-012-9309-9
Williams, Alwyn and Hedlund, Katarina (2013). Indicators of soil ecosystem services in conventional and organic arable fields along a gradient of landscape heterogeneity in southern Sweden. Applied Soil Ecology, 65, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.019
Williams, A., Norton, D. A. and Ridgway, H. J. (2012). Different arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculants affect the growth andsurvival of Podocarpus cunninghamii restoration plantings in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 50 (4), 473-479. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2012.672429
Williams, Alwyn and Norton, David A. (2012). Estimating carbon stocks in stands of Podocarpus cunninghamii in the eastern South Island high country of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 42, 29-38.
Williams, Alwyn, Ridgway, Hayley J. and Norton, David A. (2011). Growth and competitiveness of the New Zealand tree species Podocarpus cunninghamii is reduced by ex-agricultural AMF but enhanced by forest AMF. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43 (2), 339-345. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.021
Williams, Alwyn (2010). Current nursery practice with regard to mycorrhizae and the propagation of New Zealand's native plants. Ecological Management and Restoration, 11 (3), 220-223. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00557.x
Conference Papers
Ali, Mohammad, Widderick, Michael, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Impact of late season heat stress on the phenology and reproductive biology of Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana. Cells to Satellites, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25-29 August 2019.
Ali, Mohammad, Widderick, Michael, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve W. (2019). Phenology, fecundity and dormancy of Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana from plants grown under late season soil water stress. 27th Asian Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, Kuching, Malaysia, 3-6 September 2019.
Williams, Alwyn and Bell, Lindsay W. (2019). Promoting soil health in dryland agriculture by increasing cropping intensity. 19th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 25-29 August 2019. Australian Society of Agronomy.
Williams, Alwyn, Farquharson, Ryan, Lawrence, David, Baldock, Jeff and Bell, Mike (2019). Estimating soil organic carbon under different land-use types in Australia’s northern grains region using mid-infrared spectroscopy. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036141
Ali, Mohammad, Widderick, Michael, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve (2019). Impact of soil water stress at seed development stage on phenology, fecundity and seed dormancy of Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036001
Caro, Fernanda, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve (2018). Enhancing seed-based restoration of Australian native species. 2018 National Landcare Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 10-12 October 2018.
Ali, Mohammad, Williams, Alwyn, Widderick, Michael and Adkins, Steve (2018). Phenology and reproductive biology of Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana as affected by late season heat stress. Pest Animal and Weed Symposium 2019, Sea World Resort Conference Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, 20-23 May 2019.
Caro, Fernanda, Williams, Alwyn and Adkins, Steve (2018). Seed enhancement of Australian native species to improve seed-based restoration outcomes. 12th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 11-15 November 2018.
Data Collection
Alwyn Williams, Phillip Kay, Graham Stirling, Xinting Weng and Lindsay Bell (2021). Soil functional attribute data from Pampas, QLD 2017-2018. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/e1f6e2b